Maxwell, Younus and Fleming to celebrate Australian summer on 5 October Source – Cricket Australia: CA Multicultural Media (eLanka) Cricket Australia is thrilled to announce a vibrant cricket festival will kick off the blockbuster summer of cricket in Melbourne. The event will take place on 5 October from 3pm at Fed Square offering a unique opportunity for fans to meet and greet some of the biggest names in cricket. Australian all-rounder Glen Maxwell, Pakistan’s former T20 World Cup-winning captain Younus Khan, former Australian Test fast bowler and 1999 World Cup winner Damien Fleming, Victorian Captain Will Sutherland, and Australian Women’s U19 cricketer Hasrat Gill will appear at the three-hour festival. The event will engage and entertain cricket fans while promoting the international, and Big Bash League matches to be played in Melbourne. It will also generate excitement among multicultural cricket fans through player appearances from W/BBL players, autograph sessions and ...

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Three Indian-origin girls named in Australia’s U19 women’s squad for tri-series Cricket Australia has unveiled the squad for the upcoming Women’s Under-19 Tri-series, set to take place from September 19 in Brisbane. Ribya Syan Joins Samara Dulvin and Hasrat Gill as Australia Announces U19 Women’s Squad for Tri-Series. The Youth Selection Panel has selected 15-player squads for each format (T20 and 50-over) for the Tri series in Brisbane and Gold Coast. Former Australian player Kristen Beams has been named as the head coach of the squad. The other two teams competing in this multi-format series are New Zealand and Sri Lanka. In this 14-day tri-series, Australia will play four T20s and two One-Day matches. Highlighting the squad are three promising talents of Indian origin—Ribya Syan, Samara Dulvin, and Hasrat Gill. Their inclusion reflects the growing diversity within Australian cricket and the significant contributions of players with Indian heritage. Australian U19 ...

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Hasrat Gill applauds CA’s Women and Girls Action Plan Source: Cricket Australia – CA Multicultural Media (eLanka) Rising star Hasrat Gill praises Cricket Australia’s latest move to support women in cricket by launching women’s and girls’ action plan for 10 years. During her media talk at MCG, Gill expressed her excitement about the plan, seeing it as a game-changer for female cricketers. “This plan is a big step forward,” she said with a smile. “It’ll give girls more chances to play and succeed in cricket.” Gill, who recently represented Australia’s under-19 team in Sri Lanka, knows firsthand the importance of opportunities in the sport. She’s thrilled that “more girls will now have the chance to follow their cricket dreams’. When asked about her cricket idols, Gill didn’t hesitate to mention Ellyse Perry as her top inspiration. “Perry’s talent and dedication are remarkable,” Gill said, showing her admiration for the cricket legend. ...

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Sri Lanka women in grand win over Australia image Source:-dailynews Source:-dailynews.lk Sri Lanka women’s team showed fighting spirit as they recorded a thrilling seven run victory over Australia in their under 19 Tri nation T-20 cricket series fixture played at Mahinda Rajapaksa International cricket Stadium yesterday. The opening fixture of this tournament Sri Lanka led by Manudi Nanayakkara gave a superb performances to beat Aussie lasses in a close fight . In fact Sri Lanka and Australia both teams made low scores yesterday while Sri Lanka team limited to 117 for 6 wickets in their 20 overs but Sri Lankan lasses very well defended that score and Aussies had to be satisfied with 110 for 5 wickets in 20 overs and Sri Lanka team coached by Mahesh Weerasinghe had a morale booster with this opening game victory Sri Lanka women’s made a slow start by openers Dewmi Wijeratne (15) and ...

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